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Croydon road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,673 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 1990, and 2,003 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 298 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1989 (1,878), and casualties fell from 2,280.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 62,402 collisions in Croydon.

Collisions in 1990
1,673
Down 11% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
2,003
Down 12% on 1989
Fatal collisions
17
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
298
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 1990

1% of collisions in Croydon in 1990 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171%
  • Serious29818%
  • Slight1,35881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal180.9%
  • Serious33016%
  • Slight1,65583%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,673, down 11% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20259371,067
20249331,047
20231,1031,258
20229221,093
20219651,106
20208921,085
20199551,129
20188911,049
20179351,153
20169001,102
20158961,047
20149781,114
20138891,092
20129521,140
20119661,231
20109161,122
20099051,142
20089331,129
20079331,145
20069871,213
20051,1411,412
20041,1511,394
20031,1451,482
20021,2301,573
20011,2931,667
20001,4161,859
19991,5591,922
19981,4931,860
19971,5431,947
19961,5281,866
19951,4801,852
19941,5621,865
19931,4621,751
19921,4181,724
19911,5611,882
19901,6732,003
19891,8782,280
19881,7572,080
19871,7672,119
19861,8312,193
19851,8102,248
19842,0282,492
19831,9642,407
19822,0972,566
19811,8842,251
19801,9112,379
19792,0322,508

When and where crashes happen in Croydon in 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday259 (15%)
  • Tuesday205 (12%)
  • Wednesday236 (14%)
  • Thursday254 (15%)
  • Friday288 (17%)
  • Saturday250 (15%)
  • Sunday181 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59222 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59243 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59313 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59379 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59274 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59167 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January126 (7.5%)
  • February145 (8.7%)
  • March124 (7.4%)
  • April142 (8.5%)
  • May128 (7.7%)
  • June135 (8.1%)
  • July141 (8.4%)
  • August135 (8.1%)
  • September167 (10%)
  • October160 (9.6%)
  • November146 (8.7%)
  • December124 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,294 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit375 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,402 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds200 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,260 (75%)
  • Wet or damp403 (24%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,592 (95%)
  • 40 mph72 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph9 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,487 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout41 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,017 (51%)
  • Pedestrian404 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist303 (15%)
  • Cyclist121 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant81 (4%)
  • Van occupant54 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 560 (3%)
  • 6 to 1073 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 15121 (6%)
  • 16 to 20377 (19%)
  • 21 to 25308 (15%)
  • 26 to 35325 (16%)
  • 36 to 45207 (10%)
  • 46 to 55166 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 65111 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7582 (4.1%)
  • Over 7557 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded116 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,105 (55%)
  • Passenger494 (25%)
  • Pedestrian404 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,144 (72%)
  • Motorcycle334 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes180 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle124 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach118 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Croydon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Croydon ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 22nd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 1990

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 1990: 236, including 2 fatal and 42 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23236285242
2ndA235143163132
3rdA212140167025
4thA23295108014
5thA2157691113
6thA20226988011
7thA2226376415
8thA236475414
9thA213424506
10thB266364013
11thB275334009
12thA22304314
13thA214283504
14thA237273608
15thB273273514
16thB269222506
17thB2030192204
18thB271121303
19thB2438801
20thB27471401

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 1990

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 1,586.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 1990

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 1990: 723.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 1990, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years